Cover-actuating means.



PATENTED OCT. 16, 1906.

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COVER-ACTUATING MEANS- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 16, 1906.

Application filed May 13, 1905. Serial No. 260,328.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS RowE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Dollar Bay, in the county of Houghton and State of Michigan,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oover-ActuatingMeans, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an attachment for tea-kettles and similararticles; and it consists, essentially, of a cross-bar connecting thetwo arms of the handle and having operative connection with the cover ofthe kettle, whereby the same is opened and closed by lowering andraising the handle.

It has for its object to produce a device which will hold the handle outof contact with the heated portion of the kettle, and therefore preventits becoming overheated and disagreeable to handle, which will enablethe cover to be opened and closed without burning the fingers, and whichwill do away with the knob or handle on the cover which so frequentlyworks loose and is lost.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1is a perspective view showing the device as applied. Fig. 2 is a topplan view with the cover closed. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional viewshowing the cover open.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

The numeral 1 indicates the body of the kettle, which is provided withears 2 for the attachment of the handle and with the cover 3, which isfastened thereto by means of a hinge 4. This hinge has anoutwardly-projecting eye 5 attached to that portion which is fastenedtov the cover 3. This eye 5 may be formed in any suitable manner, but ispreferably formed, as shown in the drawings, by a strip-of metal whichis riveted to the hinge and bent upward and then looped. The handle 6 ispivoted upon the pin 7, fastened in the ears 2, and has its arms joinedby a cross-bar 8, which passes through the before-mentioned eye 5. Thehandle 6 and cross-bar 8 are so placed in relation to each other thatwhen the cover is closed the handle will be in an upright position, andby turning the handle down the cover will be opened. It will be readilyobserved that the handle has but a limited motion, in that it can onlyswing on one side, and that it will be prevented from coming intocontact with the heated body of the kettle. In order that the kettle maybe handled or hung upon a faucet when the cover is open, a supplementalhandle 9 is provided, which is formed by bending a piece of wire ormetal so as to form eyes 11 at its ends, the extreme ends being bent outto form lugs or heels 10. This supplemental handle is attached to thekettle by springing the eyes 11 over the pins 7, which project from theears 2 and swings in an opposite direction to the handle 6. The lugs orheels 10 are adapted to engage with the top of the kettle when thehandle is lowered in order to prevent same from coming into contact withthe heated portion of the kettle. This supplemental handle 9 can be veryquickly attached and detached and need, therefore, only be used whenrequired.

From the foregoing description it will be readily understood that I haveproduced a device which will be a great convenience in the kitchen andwhich is so simple and durable in construction as to be cheaplymanufactured and placed upon the market.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is Incombination with a receptacle and the cover for closing the openingthereof, of the usual main handle, means connecting said handle with thecover for opening the latter when the handle is swung downwardly into aninoperative position, and a supplemental handle for the receptaclearranged for use when the cover is open and the main handle is in aninoperative position for supporting the receptacle. I

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS ROWE. [L. s.]

Witnesses:

NONCE STETTER, PATRICK H. KINDELAN.

